Missing hymn numbers

Hymn numbers in gospel library
have gone AWOL!

gregphillips wrote:Hymn numbers in gospel library
have gone AWOL!

The Church does not own the copyrights to all the lyrics and/or music found in the printed hymn books.
Some are authorized to be printed only in the book form and nowhere else.

Edit: May have misunderstood your question:
The page numbers are shown in the hold and drag slider bar on right side in groups of 10. (10, 20, 30.....)

For those of us long in years, having page numbers posted at the front of the chapel, finding by page number is an intuitive choice. Even with the hidden feature of showing the page on the right, it doesn't seem like an obvious choice to remove them altogether. Until mentioned in the comment, i came here to report an issue, rather than finding out it was removed by design. Can we be given a choice rather than taking a feature away?

tbadger wrote:For those of us long in years, having page numbers posted at the front of the chapel, finding by page number is an intuitive choice. Even with the hidden feature of showing the page on the right, it doesn't seem like an obvious choice to remove them altogether. Until mentioned in the comment, i came here to report an issue, rather than finding out it was removed by design. Can we be given a choice rather than taking a feature away?

I don't ever remember a page number feature in the GL Hymns other than the slider bar?
I use the LDS Music app (A separate app not part of the GL)
The LDS Music app has an easy to use page number search and shows the hymns in sheet music form (with notes).
The GL Hymns now have a link to the LDS Music page at the top of each Hymn. I would not be surprised if the GL Hymns gets dropped altogether.

Note that those who develop or make decisions about software features are not likely to see these forum posts.

I've been using it for as long as I can remember, and being long in years, that ain't very long. But yes, it has had page numbers left of the hymn name in both list and grid views. I use it because I don't read music, and I can set the font size large enough that I can read it without looking through my bifocals. I use it on my phone because the hymn book fonts are tool small to read. The LDS music app lets you show words only, but doesn't have any why to change the font in app.

I only posted here hoping that there was a solution I wasn't finding, however have provided feedback in the app hoping that it will get some attention.

Yes mine are gone too....my husbands phone which has not updated still has the hymn numbers....kind of distracting to have to search for every song.

Yes, very annoying. I cannot fathom a single benefit that could come from removing the hymn numbers from the Gospel library app, and it makes things far less convenient.

A good alternative on Android, which I use, is LDS Hymns with Notes. The developers no longer seem to be around, but the app continues to work great for me, even after my device's recent upgrade to Android 9 (Pie).

Hymns can be located by page number or title. When viewing the hymn, a toggle at the top lets you switch between sheet music view or just the words.

danpass wrote:A good alternative on Android, which I use, is LDS Hymns with Notes. The developers no longer seem to be around, . . .

Hymns can be located by page number or title. When viewing the hymn, a toggle at the top lets you switch between sheet music view or just the words.

LDS Music does everything you describe here, and is an official Church app. I used LDS Hymns with Notes while LDS Music was being developed. But the Church app, LDS Music, has worked very well now for quite some time, and I recommend it.

lajackson wrote:...
LDS Music does everything you describe here, and is an official Church app. I used LDS Hymns with Notes while LDS Music was being developed. But the Church app, LDS Music, has worked very well now for quite some time, and I recommend it.

As mentioned by some of the posters above, the one feature LDS Music does not have is the ability to change font size when using the text only view.
If that issue were fixed then IMO there would be no reason to use the GL version.

klricks wrote:As mentioned by some of the posters above, the one feature LDS Music does not have is the ability to change font size when using the text only view.
If that issue were fixed then IMO there would be no reason to use the GL version.

Ah, yes. So true. You can change the font at the system level, but then you would have to change it back when you have finished.

Awkward, I agree.

Problem solved, no longer singing at church...

Some divine intervention must have occurred, as I now must sing. The hymn numbers have magically reappeared.

You can also find a hymn by page number in either Gospel Library or LDS Music by typing the hymn number in search. It will appear as a suggestion as you type.

I got a new phone and after I installed the LDS library app I no longer have page #'s in my hymn books. Super frustrating. Much harder to find music to sing. I didn't sing at church today.

Try using the Sacred Music app rather than the Gospel Library app for music. I find it easier to use.

The GL app doesn't list the numbers, but you can search on it.

iamgreavesy wrote:I got a new phone and after I installed the LDS library app I no longer have page #'s in my hymn books. Super frustrating. Much harder to find music to sing. I didn't sing at church today.

IMO page numbers are not really needed with the titles....
Just type the page number in the search box and it jumps right to the song.
Make sure the 123 menu is selected for easier number entry.

As mentioned the stand alone music app still has page numbers.

Hymn and song numbers don't show in Android Gospel Library, when in grid mode. This is due to a content structure change that went out on Wednesday, and will be fixed when Gospel Library 5.12.0 is released (hopefully in the next week or two). As a workaround in the meantime, you can switch to list mode in Gospel Library settings, or type the number in search, or use the Sacred Music app.